Father Ted
Tentacles of Doom
Series 2, episode 3
"Three bishops come to stay when a secret rock is to be upgraded to a class two relic."
Episode Guide - Quotes - Analysis - Notes
Episode Guide
Opens with Dougle reading a ghost stories book. He asks Ted if he has seen a ghost. He says no. Dougle says he has but it turns out to have been Ted. Later Ted tries to fix the toilet. He sticks his head in and Dougle flushes it. It works but when he takes his head out it doesn’t work.
They manage to fix it by taking all the alcohol bottles out of the top. Ted tells Dougle that the holy stone of Clanrickard is being upgraded to a class 2 and some bishops are turning up to perform the ceremony.
Ted and Dougle plot to teach Father Jack about a few words to say to the bishops other than feck, drink and girls. Mrs. Doyle is really excited about serving the bishops and getting really stressed. She tells Ted a dog ran off with her contact lenses and she has to wear her glasses which are very oversized.
Dougle looks at with the binoculars at the gate to watch out for the bishops. But Ted points out they are already there. They have a talk about involving normal people. Mrs. Doyle comes in with some tea but fails to see them and walks through.
Father Jack is brought in by Dougle and Ted. He has managed to master two phrases which he uses over and over again. One of the bishops probes Dougle about whether he has ever questioned his faith. Dougle says he doesn’t understand this heaven thing.
The bishop talks to Dougle and later he tells Ted that religion is all a load of rubbish. When Ted flushes the toilet it gushes up in the garden and soaks Bishop Jordan. The bishop that was talking to Dougle leaves in a happy van. Bishop Jordan leaves in a coffin and the final with the secret rock up his ass.
Quotes
Ted: “Father Jack may be bad, but he’s not a dog”
Ted: “That’s the great thing about Catholicism, It’s so vague and nobody really knows what it’s about”
Bishop: “How much of a distance?”
Ted: “Couple of miles?”
Ted: “Went pretty well I thought”
Analysis
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